Combination-retainer.



F. HARDING.

COMBINATION RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED IuIIE I3, I9Iz.

I9 I Patented Apr, 20, 1.915.

III; H I II FRANK HARIDING, OF SAN DIEG, CALJIFURNI.

COMBINTlON-RETAINEBJ.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 13, 1912. Serial to. 703,413.

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Be 1t known that l, FRANK HARDING, a

' citizen of the United States, atyid a resident 'inafter described inof San Diego, in the county ci? San Diego and State of California, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinationsRetaincrs,of which the following is a specification.

My inventlon relates to a retainer or receptacle mounted on the backs ofseats and vthe like, and it is for the purpose of holding books, hats,cards, envelope, pencils, communion glasses, etc., 'andy the objects ofmy invention are, rst,'to provide a retainer of this class whichpossesses all or' these essentials, second, to provide a retainer ofthis class that is simple of construction, easily installed. and inwhich some or' the parts are folded when not in use, and third, toprovide a retainer of this class that is so mounted that it may beeasily kept clean.

With these and other objects in view as will appear, my inventionconsists of certain novel features of construction, combination andarrangement .of Jarts as will be heredetail and particularly set forthin the appended claims,-reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference' thereon, which form a part ofthis specification, in which :n

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my retainer complete, showing bydotted lines the position of the hat holding part, when in position foruse, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing, in detail, the constructionof the hat holding part of my device, and Fig. 3

"is an elevational view on a smaller scale of my retainer complete,shown mounted on the back of a seat.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views. The book holder 1, hat holder 2, card receptacle 3, glassholder fl and pencil holder 5 constitute the principal parts of Amyretainer.

The book holder 1 is shaped as shown best vides a pivotal mounting forthe retainer.

0n the lower wire next tothe seat-back is provided a number ot' smallpieces of rubber l, adapted for cushions between the lower porttion ofthe retainer and the back of the sea On the bottom of the retainer atits one end, is rigidly mounted a box 2 preferably made of metal, andshaped a's shown best ,in Fig. 2. It is provided at its one end with anopen, downwardly extending portion 2b. in this box is mounted the hatholder 2 which is a small rod bent at right angles at 2c, and theextended end thereof is adapted to reciprocate therein. Outside of thebox lthe hat holder is also bent at right angles in a direction at rightangles to the extended end, and extending therefrom some Patenten apr..co, reis. i

distance it isprovded with a loop on its tree end over which the crownot a hat may be placed. The box 2 is so constructed that when the rod ispushed in; so that its cit-4 tended end 2 is against the inner end orthe box, the holder may be turned into the position as shown by thedotted lines in Fig. Q, which allows it to take ,a horizontal positionas shown best in Figrjl., I

On the ltop side wire of the book holder 1- is pivotally mounted theglass holder l preferably made .of wire and shaped as shown best in Fig.1, suitable for receiving a plurality of glasses for communion` purposesand the like, and adjacent thereto is provided a pin 4 reciprocallymounted in the loop 'pieces 1", which is for the purpose of holding theglass holder 4in a horizontal position when it is in use, and to allowit to drop down in a vertical positiom'out ot the way, when not in use,y the pin.

On the one end ot the book holder 1 is rigidly mounted asmall'cylindrically shaped piece 5 converging toward its lower end andadapted for a pencil..

Though l have shown and described a4 particular construction andarrangement of 0100 parts, I do not wish to be limited to this iparticular construction and arrangement,

but desire to include in the purview. of myl invention, theconstrn'ction and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appendedclaims.

:It isjobvious that with this construction and arrangement there isprovided a comloination retainer for the backs of seats and the like,adapted for holding hats, books,

cards. pencils, envelops. communion glasses and the hke; that 1s simpleof construction,

simply shining that the parts are readily folded into a very 'compactform when not in use; that it may 5 be ready' removed if desired bysimply springing the inner upper corners of the ame inwardly; that itbeing pivotally mounted allows it to be tilted for cleaning.

Having thus described my invention, what I claiin as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is l. In a device of the class described thecombination of a rectangularly shaped box, a rod with a loop in one endand with a l5.short bend in its other end reciprocally mounted in saidbox adapted to be shifted therein to a position at right angles when incertain relative positions by reason of a slot in one end of said box.

2. In a device of the class described the combination of arectangular-ly shaped box, provided With a slot in its one end, adaptedt0 be secured tothe back of a seat, a rod with a loop in one end adaptedfor a hat and With a short bend in its end and a right angled bendintermediate thereto reciprocally lhat in its other end and mountedtherein provided with a short right angled bend adapted to be held incertain position except when shifted to the end with the right angledbend, then it may be turned at right angles thereto, a loop adapted fora intermediate between said loop and said shortbend. v

In testimony whereof,- I have hereunto subscribed my name in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FRANK HARDING.

Witnesses:

.ABRAM B. BOWMAN, GEORGE J. HUTING.

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